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Postman Testing for Beginners

Software Testing

Postman Testing for Beginners

Software testing is an important part of the software development lifecycle. It's the process of ensuring the quality, reliability, and security of your software products. It helps uncover bugs and inconsistencies early on, preventing costly post-deployment fixes, and helps ensure a smooth experience for your users. API (Application

Beyond OTP: Unveiling WhatsApp's Innovative Missed Call Verification

Product Management Featured

Beyond OTP: Unveiling WhatsApp's Innovative Missed Call Verification

WhatsApp recently added a new form of phone number verification and made it the new default, replacing the industry-recognized and much-loved verification SMS. It’s a simple feature that allows WhatsApp to leave a missed call on your number and then automatically check your call logs for that call as

Tapping into a Billion Users: How WhatsApp Chatbots are Changing the Game

WhatsApp Featured

Tapping into a Billion Users: How WhatsApp Chatbots are Changing the Game

With more than 2 billion users globally as of 2021, it's hard to ignore the reach and influence of WhatsApp. It has become much more than a handy tool for keeping up with friends and family. Today, it's a powerful engine driving business growth and transformation,

Understanding Vector Embeddings: Techniques, Use Cases, and OpenAI's Ada Model

Understanding Vector Embeddings: Techniques, Use Cases, and OpenAI's Ada Model

In today's world of information overload, finding relevant and meaningful content quickly is more important than ever. Enter vector embeddings, the unsung heroes of semantic search and modern-day information retrieval. Vector embeddings have numerous applications in software development, such as sentiment analysis, machine translation, semantic search, document clustering,

Streamlit 101: Fast and Interactive Web Apps for Data Science

Data Science Featured

Streamlit 101: Fast and Interactive Web Apps for Data Science

In today's data-driven world, having a powerful tool to build web applications for your data science and front-end projects is essential. Streamlit is an incredible framework designed to help you create fast and interactive web apps with minimal effort. Trust me, I would know, I recently built Civic

Top 10 portfolio projects for junior developers

Top 10 portfolio projects for junior developers

As a junior developer, it's essential to have a solid portfolio to showcase your skills and accomplishments. A portfolio is a collection of projects demonstrating your technical expertise and problem-solving abilities. Having a diverse range of projects in your portfolio can help you stand out in a competitive

Talk Techy To Me: Top Tech Terms Explained

Talk Techy To Me: Top Tech Terms Explained

Are you tired of feeling lost in conversations about the latest tech trends? Do you find yourself nodding along to tech terms you've never heard of before? Well, you're not alone! The tech world can be overwhelming and jargon-heavy, but it doesn't have to

Indie Hacking 101: How to Build Your Own Startup on the Side

Indie Hacking 101: How to Build Your Own Startup on the Side

Have you always dreamed of starting your own business but don't know where to start? Indie hacking might be the answer you've been looking for. Indie hacking is a term used to describe the process of building, launching, and bootstrapping a startup on the side without

Software Design Patterns in Action: Real-World Examples

Software Design

Software Design Patterns in Action: Real-World Examples

You may have heard of design patterns, but do you know what they are and how they can benefit you as a developer or engineer? Design patterns are solutions to commonly occurring problems in software design that have been developed through the collective knowledge and experience of the programming community.

Common JavaScript Errors and How to Debug Them

Web Development

Common JavaScript Errors and How to Debug Them

JavaScript is a popular programming language used for web development, but it can sometimes be frustrating to work with. One of the most common sources of frustration is dealing with errors that pop up when running your code. Identifying and fixing these errors can be difficult if you don'

8 Top Mobile App Trends for 2023

App Development

8 Top Mobile App Trends for 2023

Mobile apps have become an integral part of our daily lives, and the demand for them shows no sign of slowing down. In fact, the global mobile app market is expected to reach over $935 billion by 2023, with a compound annual growth rate of 19.5% between 2018 and

The benefits of blogging for developers

The benefits of blogging for developers

As a developer, you likely have a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with the tech community. Blogging is a great way to do just that – by writing technical articles and sharing your insights, you can help other developers learn from your successes and mistakes and potentially earn some

Ada Lovelace: The World's First Computer Programmer

Ada Lovelace: The World's First Computer Programmer

Ada Lovelace was a mathematician, writer, and visionary born in 1815 in London. She is known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine, and is considered the world's first computer programmer. Ada's work was largely forgotten for many

How to Use Gamification to Boost User Engagement and Acquisition

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How to Use Gamification to Boost User Engagement and Acquisition

There's no denying it; we are increasingly spending more time online. The average person spends about 5 hours on their phone daily, and this figure is estimated to go up as technology adoption increases. Whether you like it or not, it's becoming increasingly harder to put

Easy Android CI/CD with Gitlab CI and Firebase

Easy Android CI/CD with Gitlab CI and Firebase

Gitlab is a web-based DevOps lifecycle tool that provides a complete CI/CD workflow. It includes git repository management, issue tracking, code reviews, an integrated CI server, and more. This article will teach you how to use Gitlab to set up a complete CI/CD pipeline for an Android app.

Techie of the Week: Vuyisile Ndlovu

Techie of The Week

Techie of the Week: Vuyisile Ndlovu

Vuyisile Ndlovu is an experienced software developer and pillar of the Zimbabwean developer community. Vuyisile is an open-source advocate and has contributed to projects such as Mozilla and Oppia. His skills span backend development, automation, DevOps, and technical writing. Vuyisile loves to share and impart his knowledge with others. He

Techie of the Week: Tatenda Matika

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Techie of the Week: Tatenda Matika

Tatenda Matika is a 26-year-old Zimbabwean-born techie specializing in Data Science and AI. She is an AIMS Next Einstein Alumni, Tea in 60 mentor, and a Codebytes contributor. Tatenda is currently a Data Science and AI research fellow at the University of Tübingen in Germany. Impressive right? No wonder Tatenda

Perspective: The Key Enabler for Innovation

Startups Featured

Perspective: The Key Enabler for Innovation

The best leaders in the world are often described as visionaries. People with a unique and fresh perspective, not on how the world is, but on how it should be. In my view, this perspective is essential for business leaders and acts as an enabler for innovation. In this article,

9+ Proven Ways to Make Money as a Developer

9+ Proven Ways to Make Money as a Developer

Being a Software Developer is one of the highest-paying professions worldwide. Unfortunately, however, developers are not paid the same worldwide. For example, while the average annual salary for a US software developer is $127,000, that average falls to below $20,000 a year in Africa. While this might be

What is NoCode: A practical guide

What is NoCode: A practical guide

Have you ever had a great app/product idea but had to give up on it because you didn't know how to code it? Have you ever been put off on pursuing a solution to a problem because every developer you reach out to was charging way too

What is Web3: Crypto, NFTs, DAOs and the Metaverse, explained

What is Web3: Crypto, NFTs, DAOs and the Metaverse, explained

Lately, Web3 and its various aspects such as Crypto, NFTs, Blockchains and DAOs have been all the hype on the internet. We are constantly hearing about how millennials are becoming millionaires selling NFTs or how putting content on the blockchain brings about better trust and security. Unfortunately, most of these

TikTok and the secrets to viral growth

Product Management Featured

TikTok and the secrets to viral growth

In 2021, TikTok beat out Google to be the world's most popular domain in terms of traffic. This is huge considering that the Google domain includes Search, Maps, Translate, Photos, Flights, Books, and News, among others and still people visited TikTok more than all these other services combined.

Zero to One: Peter Thiel's 7 questions for business success

Zero to One: Peter Thiel's 7 questions for business success

PETER THIEL is one of the biggest names in Silicon Valley. The former Paypal co-founder is a serial investor & was an early-stage investor in Facebook, Tesla, Airbnb & Youtube among many others. No. 4 on Forbes's 2014 Midas List, it seems that everything this man touches turns